If this turns out to be true, then, way to go guys. That’s what we call teamwork (well, not in Utah, Utah Democrats don’t really do that teamwork thing very well)! If this is not true, then … well, back to your regularly scheduled caucus behavior…
Seriously, this isn’t just me being a smart-ass, either, things are a little confused.
From the Iowa Independent we begin:
Gov. Bill Richardson’s campaign is expected to direct its supporters to caucus for Sen. Barack Obama in the second round of voting at Thursday’s caucuses in precincts where he is not viable. Two sources familiar with the plan told Iowa Independent that the New Mexico governor’s organizers have been instructed to direct supporters to Obama in the places where they have not reached the 15 percent threshold for viability.
See? That’s pretty cool, but then …
[Ed. note: For about ten minutes when this story was first published, it asserted that there was a mutual agreement between the Richardson and Obama campaigns to swap supporters in precincts where one was not viable. This, it turns out, resulted from a misunderstanding that has since been cleared up. There is no deal between the two campaigns; there is only a strategic decision — one which makes complete sense — on the part of the Richardson campaign about where to direct its supporters if their group is not viable in certain precincts.]
Update: Joaquin Guerra, Richardson’s national Online Director, denies that any plans are in place to direct supporters to Obama on the second round of voting. Still, our sources remain sure of what they told us, and we are confident that they do not carry ulterior motives that would cause them to lie.
So, WTF, you know?
Here are the Denials as well:
Things are going a little nuts in Iowa.
